Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. Westland Marine Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 17, 1966No. 163, Docket 30641PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
On or about December 18, 1964, while en route from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Yokohama, Japan, the S/S San Patrick ran aground on one of the Aleutian Islands, broke up and sank. The Public Administrator for the County of New York filed a complaint on behalf of the estates of the 31 Spanish nationals and one Yugoslav, who comprised the ship’s crew and who perished in the tragedy. Claims were made against the three defendants: Westland Marine, a New York corporation, and the alleged owner of the San Patrick, was accused of negligence and providing an unseaworthy…
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